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There's still time to register (it's free) for the 2006 Cable Television and Broadband Expo, CED's third-annual confab that takes place completely on the Web.
DAY 1 - Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET
Show Keynote -- Independent Analyst and CED Contributing Editor Leslie Ellis heads up an insightful Q&A session with Marwan Fawaz, chief technology officer & executive vice president, Charter Communications.
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Session: Prepping for OCAP - In the home and at the headend
- Leslie Ellis, Independent Analyst & CED Contributing Editor
Panelists:
- Don Dulchinos, Senior Vice President of Advanced Platforms & Services, CableLabs
- Eric Roberts, Senior Product Manager, Product Strategy & Management, Home Entertainment Initiatives, Subscriber Networks, Scientific Atlanta
- Richard Loechler, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Motorola Connected Home Solutions
- Michael Hicks, Senior Manager, Access Control Systems, Motorola Connected Home Solutions
- Rick Rioboli, Vice President of Design & Development, National Engineering and Technical Operations Group, Comcast.
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Session: Taking content cross platform
Moderator:
- Jeff Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief, CED
Panelists:
- Mitch Weinraub, Senior Director, New Media Initiatives and Implementation, Comcast Media Center
- Rahul Sonnad, Vice President of Business Development, thePlatform
- Ray Milius, Senior Vice President, Programming Operations, Starz Entertainment
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Session: Un-tethered - What is cable's mobile Internet play?
Moderator:
- Brian Santo, Senior Editor, CED
Panelists:
- Dave Park, Vice President of Product Marketing, BelAir Networks
- Louise Wasilewski, Vice President of Business Development, Narad Networks
- Kai Mao, Principal Product Manager, Fujitsu Network Communications
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Session: Oh, good heavens! Here comes 'Seven-oh-Seven'
Moderator:
- Leslie Ellis, Independent Analyst & CED Contributing Editor
Panelists:
- Mike Hayashi, Senior Vice President of Advanced Engineering and Technology, Time Warner Cable
- Dave Clark, Director, Product Strategy & Management, Home Entertainment Products, Subscriber Networks, Scientific Atlanta
- Paul Glist, Partner, Cole, Raywid & Braverman
- David Goodwin, Set-top Product Manager, Motorola Connected Home Solutions
Day 2 - Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Session: nDVR strategies - From concept to deployment
- Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications
Panelists:
- Kip Compton, Senior Director, Video & IPTV Development, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Basil Badawiyeh, Vice President of On Demand Strategy, C-COR Inc.
- Bob Benya, Senior Vice President of On Demand and Interactive Television, Time Warner Cable
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Session: Put that in your set-top - And stream it!
Moderator:
- Brian Santo, Senior Editor, CED
Panelists:
- Chris Dinallo, Vice President of Technology, Pace Micro Technology
- Jim Strothman, Director, Product Strategy & Management, Home Entertainment Initiatives, Scientific Atlanta
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
2:30 p.m. ET - 3:30 p.m. ET
Session: The anatomy of the Modular-CMTS
Moderator:
- Jeff Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief, CED
Panelists:
- Doug Jones, Chief Architect, Cable, BigBand Networks Inc.
- Michael Cookish, Director of Product Management, Motorola Connected Home Solutions
- Jeremy Bennington, Business Development Manager, Symmetricom Inc.
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Break - Booth Visits
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Session: Putting the 'Quad-Play' into play
Moderator:
- Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications
Panelists:
- Mark Chinn, Vice President of Product Management, RCN Corp.
- Ed Heuck, Chief Technology Officer, Hargray Communications
- Kevin Packingham, Vice President of Product Development, Sprint/MSO Joint Venture.
